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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Sep 27, 1929
Page
7
Dresamal Ing Art Needlework and Millinery classes at Memorial Hall Gladstone will resume. Fee is £1 1s per term for 12 weeks per subject, payable in advance. Next term starts Tuesday August 20 with Miss Roberts attending every Tuesday morning and afternoon.
The Rocky River Cricket Association lists first round fixtures from September 22 with Huddleston against Crystal Brook, Guinare versus Laura, Narridy versus Georgetown, Gladstone off, and continuing October 5 and 12 with a mix of Georgetown Huddleston Crystal Brook Narridy Gladstone Laura off, plus October 19 26 and November 2 3 with additional matches and byes noted.
The September club reports cover a Croquet Club meeting with officers elected led by President Mrs G Smallacombe and social chair Mrs N Wellington. A Tennis Club session approved an interstate association and new officers include President S T Nancarrow and secretary Miss Page. A Royal Institute for the Blind fundraiser featured M Harold Raymond and Miss Kate Ward with a lively program and a £28 profit. A wedding at St George’s Church Georgetown united Miss Elsa Jolly and Mr H G Kidd with notable attendees and finery.
An old advertisement urges not to experiment with kidney pain and promotes Doan’s Backache Kidney Pills as effective, citing Mrs. Baldock of Laura praising relief for a family member. The piece notes the product sold by chemists and stores, with Roster McClellan Co. as proprietors in Sydney. A separate wedding narrative describes a ceremony with floral decor, a Rev. W. Burvill officiating, and gifts exchanged between bride and groom Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Kidd, followed by their departure for Port Augusta.
The era is a golden age for motor cars with 1928 and later models delivering value. Modern design blends fashion and function as Silver Anniversary Buicks show refined styling. Women influence styling and upholstery, making cars more artistic and desirable worldwide.
A weekly deposit of one shilling into the Commonwealth Sayings Bank will accumulate to £100 after 234 years if deposits continue regularly and interest is left in the account.
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